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Nurturing the next crop of entrepreneurs

As an anchor educational institution for our community, we make our biggest impact through the accomplishments of our students and graduates.”

When Cayuga Community College begins offering courses this fall in a wine studies concentration, it will represent much more than expanding our academic offerings. The wine studies program successfully combines unique regional flavors to create a recipe for successful entrepreneurship that is attracting national attention.

As many people already know the basics of winemaking — flavor extraction, fermentation, bottling and aging — many businesspeople know what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Profitable ventures or influential leaders create partnerships, reward innovation, leverage resources, promote flexibility, seek new opportunities, are market-driven, and encourage risk-taking. These are characteristics of entrepreneurs.